Improvement in sulky-plows



J. E. ALEXANDER.

Sulky-Plow.

'No. 208,053. Patented Sept. I7, 1878.

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N-PETERS. PNOT'QLITHOGRAEMER. WASHINGTON. D C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES E. ALEXANDER,

OF NEOSHO, MISSOURI.

IMPROVEMENT IN' SULKY-PLOYWS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 208,053, datedSeptember 17, 1878; application filed June 7, 1878.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES E. ALEXANDER, of Neosho, in the county ofNewton and State of Missouri, have invented a new and useful Improvementin Sulky-Plows, of which the following is a specification:

The object of my invention is to provide a simple and eflicientadjustment of a sulkyplow to allow for deep or shallow plowing.

In the drawing, Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved sulky-plowwith the righthand wheel removed, and Fig. 2 is a plan of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate .corresponding parts.

a a is the main frame of the sulky, united at the forward portion bycross-bars, and having the bearings 12 for the axle 0 connected by anarch, cl, and the seat 0 is secured upon the arch (Z. The axle 0 betweenthe bearings I) is bent to the rear to form a support for the plow f.The Wheel 9 is upon the axle 0 at the outside of the bearing b, asusual. The axle at the opposite bearing 1) has the lever h keyed uponit, and carries loosely at its end the slotted arm z. k is a platefitted to slide upon the arm 1', and secured thereto by a screw passingthrough the slot in the arm i. This allows .the adjustment of the plate70 upon the arm t to orfrom the bearing 12. The plate It carries thejournal for the wheel 9, so that by the adjustment of the plate k theframe of the sulky and the axle 0 can be set nearer to or farther fromthe ground, to cause the plow to run more or less deep. The lever h,which is keyed to the axle 0, projects upward adjacent to the seat 0, soas to be operated therefrom, and this lever is to be used to raise theplow entirely out of the ground, as shown in Fig. 1, in passing overstones, stumps, or other obstructions. The end of the lever h movesagainst the segment a, and this segment may be provided with rack-teethto hold the lever h in any desired position. The lever h being keyedupon the axle 0, if the upper end of the lever be thrown forward, theaxle c is turned in its bearings, and the bent portion of the axle c,where the plow f is hung, is thereby raised..

The plow f is fixed to the sulky by passing the plow-beam over the axleand securing the same to the axle by a plate or strap, 1, over the topof the plow-beam, held to the axle by pins or bolts m. The forward endof the plowbeam is held down by the forward cross-bar of the sulky,under which the end of the beam passes. By these means wood or iron beamplows may be readily attached.

To adapt the plow for two or three horses I employ the changeable tongue0, secured at its inner end by a pin or bolt to the arm p projectingfromthe frame a. The tongue 0 also rests upon the forward cross-bar of thesulky, and is fastened thereto by a pin or bolt pass ing into a hole inthe cross-bar. This crossbar, as well as the arm 1), is provided withnumerous holes for holding the tongue 0 at any place between the centerand side of the sulkyframe, thus enabling the tongue to be shifted inplace when it is desired.

I do not limit'mysel'f to the exact construction of the parts of mysulky-plow as herein set forth, as they may be varied without departingfrom the essential features of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent- In a sulky-plow, the slotted arm 2', hungloosely upon the axle c, in combination with the plate k, earryin g thejournal for the wheel g, substantially as and for the purposes setforth.

JAMEsEMMoNs ALEXANDER.

